Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

The names of the two Iowa State University students who died during a school crew club boat accident on Sunday have been released. A charter school expansion bill that passed the Iowa House last week is now advancing in the Senate. A Senate subcommittee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would allow nonprofit groups to establish tax-funded charter schools without input from a local school board. Plus, Some COVID-19 survivors are still suffering from persistent symptoms, weeks or even months after they first tested positive. IPR’s Kate Payne tells us that early estimates suggest there could be thousands of these “long-haulers” in Iowa.